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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 33. Chapters: Alfred Bower, Arthur Bell (footballer), Arthur Berry (footballer), Arthur Knight (sportsman), Bernard Joy, Claude Ashton, Clyde Purnell, Donny Davies, Douglas McWhirter, Evelyn Lintott, Frederick Chapman (footballer), George Smithies, George Webb (footballer born 1888), Gerry Alexander, Gordon Hoare, Gordon Wright (footballer), Harold Hardman, Harold Stamper, Harold Stapley, Harold Walden, Harry Raymond (footballer), Henry Littlewort, Herbert Smith (footballer), Horace Bailey, Ivan Sharpe, Jack Roberts (footballer born 1910), Jimmy Fletcher, John Stanton Fleming Morrison, Joseph Dines, Kenneth Hegan, Kenneth Hunt, Ken Tewkesbury, Leonard Dawe, Maurice Stanbrough, Micky Stewart, Mick Mellows, Mike Kelly (footballer), Norman Creek (footballer), Peter Feely, Robert Hawkes, Ronald Brebner, Roy Littlejohn, Seamus O'Connell, Ted Hanney, Terry Venables, Thomas Burn, Vivian Woodward, Walter Corbett, William Martin (footballer). Excerpt: Terence Frederick "Terry" Venables (born 6 January 1943 in Dagenham), often referred to as "El Tel," is an English former football player and manager, as well as being a media pundit. During the 1960s and 70s, he played for various clubs including Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and Queens Park Rangers, and gained two caps for England. He was the national team manager of England from 1994 to 1996 (leading the team to the semi-finals of the 1996 European Championships), and of Australia from 1997 to 1998. He has also managed several club sides including Crystal Palace, Queens Park Rangers, Tottenham Hotspur and Leeds United in England, and Barcelona in Spain. Venables attended Lennards Secondary School (now The Ockendon Maths And Computing College) In South Ockendon, Essex. Venables left school in the summer of 1957 and signed for Chelsea as an apprentice. He became professional for them in 1960, after being left out of England's Olympic squad. He emerged as the captain and one of the key players in the Chelsea side which challenged for honours in the 1960s, narrowly missing out on Football League and FA Cup success, and winning the League Cup in 1965, scoring in the final against Leicester City. But a fall-out with manager Tommy Docherty culminated in him and seven other players being sent home for breaking a pre-match curfew and ultimately led to his sale to Tottenham Hotspur for 80,000 in 1966. He had made 202 appearances for Chelsea and scored 26 goals. He played 115 League games and scored 19 goals for Spurs, with the highlight being an FA Cup Final win over his old side in 1967. In June 1969, he transferred to Queens Park Rangers for 70,000 playing 179 games and scoring 19 goals, eventually in 1974 he transferred to Crystal Palace for the same fee, but only played 14 games for them before being appointed manager in June 1976. As well as receiving two International Caps, Venables held the distinction of being the first footballer to play for England at all internat